Bat Vs. Moth

Imported Oil: $21.6 Billion in May 2009

We must get away from imported oil – period.  The amount of oil imported this year is 2/3 of our trade deficit.  Find out more by taking 2 minutes to listen to the details from T. Boone Pickens.  Think half a trillion dollars for oil each year!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVULNFLwr88&feature=player_embedded

Healthcare I just viewed

I just viewed this health care video and thought it mildly interesting for a person my age.  Of course there will be more as time goes on.

Health Care Video

Indiana

We are back in Indiana due to the in-climate weather up North.  It was cold, overcast and threatening rain so we decided to pack up and head down here for a few days.  Jerry & Caroline were going to come up but he was getting over a cold and the weather was not conducive to much fun so they canceled and then so did we.  The haul out date is 24 October so our time on the boat this year is nearly up.

Back at the house, I have so much space that I do not know what to do with it.  Seems sort of a waste to have all this space just for two people.  Who knows?  Maybe it is the way it should be.

I found a travel trailer up near Lansing that I would like to go and see but SAM seems luke warm so I guess it is a no go.  After a summer on the boat it seems like small space are not too intriguing.  I will continue my quest however.

Tonight I did an automatic upgrade to wordpress 2.8.x and it wnt very well. Yea!

BOAC

I went to the Board of Aviation meeting tonight.  It was an interesting meeting.  A couple of County Council members were there tonigh and that is good.  The RFP packages were opened tonight – there were only 2 bidders and both were local.  Interestingly, the Fort Wayne airport group sent a letter wishing to tie themselves with us in an unspecified manner.  Also discussed were several different claims and various expansion options.

Earlier in the afternoon TSA got together at Mike’s business to discuss hangar related issues.  According to Fulfab, any cable that exhibits an imperfection should be replaced.  We discussed several ways to assess a maintenance fee to cover cable replacement.  We also discussed snow removal from about 6′ out to the hangar doors:  we have 4 volunteers – Mike, Chuck, Walt and Jack.  It could be a long winter!

The weather remains cold and rainy.  Prospects for another sail this year are dim.  If we had been smart we would have pulled the sails before we left the marina last week.  Oh well, I guess we are not too smart.

Just for fun

This one is making the rounds but just try not to smile as you view this vid.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLipxa_Y6sQ

Boat update

We did not go back to the boat this afternoon like planned.  The weather plus some social commitments have prevailed and we remain here until further notice.

I took the Lexmark Laser Printer to church to be put in the “garage sale” this Wednesday.  It works but needs to be cleaned due to the fact that the toner cartridge leaked.  It is a good unit with duplexer and extra 500 sheet paper tray.  All for a good cause.

Tuesday evening is the Aviation Board meeting and the bid selection should be made (I think).  Also, announcements as to what new improvements are planned and the timing associated with those improvements.  We have worked for this moment for several years and it will be interesting.

This is the Friday that Was

Indiana ranks 14th among states in wind-energy output, the American Wind Energy Association reports. Its first full-scale wind development, a 130-megawatt facility in Benton County, came online last year. Several other northern Indiana wind farms that generate a total of 400 megawatts were finished earlier this year.

I spent the morning working on the ITS Michigan website and the Pickens Plan.  As District Leader I should be expected to contribute something.

This afternoon I changed the oil in the truck, got gasoline and started the vacuum to prepare for the leaf season.  It was a full afternoon.  I also watched a little hulu.com video.
This evening it is a let down as there is not one cable channel that has anything worth while watching.  Therefore, I am back on the net.  I finished my book last night late and do not have one to replace it as I left everything on the boat.  I cannot wait to get back there and dread the end of the season when I will be banished to the house again.